Good by Chris Kremidas-Courtney:"The Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) taxes every cinema ticket, broadcaster and streaming service operating in France and recycles the proceeds automatically into French productions. [...] This is what narrative sovereignty looks like" www.euractiv.com/opinion/who-...

Who owns Homer? | Euractiv

Societies that outsource their self-narration lose a key layer of resilience

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One quote stands out in the EU AI office’s expert report on frontier AI: “revenue at the frontier has so far been accompanied by large capital raises and sustained operating losses, and experts cautioned that a durable business model at the frontier has yet to be demonstrated” (p.13)

Yoshua Bengio@yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 2w ago

The EU AI Office has put out a new report, with input from 100 experts, outlining how the European Union can enhance its competitiveness, sovereignty and security in frontier AI. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/a...

Good ideas about complementing the EU’s finances by @martinsandbu.ft.com But depressing bottomline: member states cannot escape the traditional political economy of budget talks and have already dug themselves deep into the usual trenches for net payers and net recipients” www.ft.com/content/127f...

The most critical elections for the European Union in a long time ... on 18 April and 2 May 2027 And impossible to predict how the French party system and potential candidates will shape up in the months to come www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

French presidential vote to be held on April 18 and May 2 next year

President Emmanuel Macron will not be eligible to run again, having served two consecutive terms.

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🤖 Will AI replace our jobs? And if so, what should governments do about it? In our new blog post, @julianachueri.bsky.social explores how workers across 27 countries perceive the growing impact of AI on work and which policy responses they support. (1/3)

Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org

Home - The PopuList

The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]

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Mooi voorbeeld van beleid uit anonieme directiekamers waar de buitenwereld niets van begrijpt en waar mensen vroeg of laat nog heel kwaad van gaan worden. www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/36098...

VUmc stopt in 2040 als ziekenhuis, zorgtaken naar locatie AMC

VUmc stopt in 2040 als ziekenhuis: zorgtaken gaan naar Amsterdam UMC-locatie AMC in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. Onderzoek en onderwijs blijven. Lees het hele verhaal.

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Come work with us (specifically, my great colleague @lutzphilipp.bsky.social) on public opinion on migration 👇

Philipp Lutz@lutzphilipp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Hiring a postdoc at @VU Amsterdam! Join my NWO project on the social norms of immigrant integration. Duration of 6 months, flexible start. Deadline 15 July 👇 workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po... #AcademicJobs #MigrationResearch #PoliticalScience

Goed stukje. Kijk naar de Brusselse #PVV en je ziet verandering. Er wordt gebouwd aan macht. [overigens scheldt Kruis je bij het minste of geringste nog steeds uit, maar ja, folklore #kuch] www.trouw.nl/buitenland/d...

De Brusselse PVV is op weg naar de macht – zonder Wilders

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If it’s 6 June, it must be 194 years to the day since Jeremy Bentham died, stipulating in his will that his body should be preserved at University College London so he could be wheeled in to attend every council meeting. Except most of the stories about his remains aren’t true 🧵

In der Politischen Theorie an der Uni Hamburg ist zum 1.10. eine postdoc-Stelle zu besetzen, hier auf Deutsch und im Kommentar auf Englisch: www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...

Ausschreibung

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I spoke to @alejandrotauber.bsky.social of @euobserver.com about how Europe's "Ireland problem" could lead to tech disaster for our children, industry, and politics euobserver.com/218368/dubli...

Dublin ‘can’t trust itself to do the right thing’: Why Irish EU presidency should recuse itself from regulating Big Tech

On 1 July this year, Ireland takes the rotating EU presidency and agenda powers on the crown jewels of EU tech laws: "That should make you worried," says activist Johnny Ryan.

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New publication in @jcms-eu.bsky.social with Adam Tyler (main author!) on how digital policy gets contested in the Eur. Parliament Examining votes and press releases on the Digital Services & Digital Markets Act, we find limited conflict along usual ideological cleavages 1/2 doi.org/10.1111/jcms...

What Is the Structure of Political Contestation on Digital Policy in Europe? Evidence From the DSA/DMA Package

In recent years, the European Union (EU) expanded its digital regulatory competences. However, it is not clear which political trade-offs occur in decision-making on digital policy issues. This study....

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It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

New article out: How Dublin transfers redistribute asylum responsibility. We show that Dublin transfers modestly reduced inequitable distributions of asylum responsibilities across member states, challenging common perceptions in the debate. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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👇 Highly recommended post-doc position in Political Theory

Markus Patberg@mpatberg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨Job alert🚨 Postdoc position: Political Theory and History of Ideas (100%, 3+2 years) @unigreifswald.bsky.social Deadline: 24.06.26 Happy to answer questions via email. Please share widely! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

🚨New PolCom Postdoc Vacancy🚨@kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I are hiring on project "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support" as part of the Horizon Europe project EDGE ⬇️ Start: 1 Oct 2026, length: 30 months, location: @ascor.bsky.social 🤩, DL: 7 June 2026! More info & apply: tinyurl.com/23zdmjhe

Vacancy — Postdoc Position "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support"

<p><span>Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in media, inequality, and democratic attitudes, and would like to become an expert on the t...

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The Council and European Parliament have agreed on the AI Omnibus last night. That negotiations concluded so quickly shows the immense political pressure to act, but it remains questionable whether the AI Omnibus can really fulfil the expectations of fostering growth and innovation pinned on it 1/

Happy to share a new publication: 'The Promises and Pitfalls of EU ‘Democracy Promotion’ in the International Arena: A Decolonial Perspective', co-authored with @alvarooleart.bsky.social academic.oup.com/book/62519/c... It’s part of an OUP book edited by Wouters, Smith, Raube and @bencrum.nl

The Promises and Pitfalls of EU ‘Democracy Promotion’ in the International Arena: A Decolonial Perspective

Abstract. The European Union has the ambition—and the promise—of being a powerful actor for the promotion of democracy in the international arena, as Europ

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Fascinating Use of EU Directives instead of Regulations is under attack from 2 sides: "A sudden thirst for deregulation from leaders like Friedrich Merz is converging with a fresh sense of urgency to deepen the single market" Weren't Directives to embody complementarity betwn EU and national policy?

Eddy Wax@eddywax.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My first stab at this is here, though of course Rapporteur subscribers will already know this www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - AI, the Future of Work, and the Politics of the Welfare State - https://cup.org/423HfBh - @julianachueri.bsky.social #FirstView #AI

For me, Michael Tildonk Thomas is the original conductor of Steve Reich’s Desert Music Lyrics from William Carlos Williams open.spotify.com/track/1xBsqm...

The Desert Music: Third Movement, Pt. 1 (Slow)

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Check out my 3 chapters in this excellent book: -C.3 with @tomtheuns.bsky.social on EU ‘Democracy Promotion’ in the International Arena -C.8 with @bencrum.nl : “Democratizing the Politicization of the EU” -C.11: “Citizen Participation without Democratization in the EU: From the ECI to the CoFoE”

The Promises and Pitfalls of EU ‘Democracy Promotion’ in the International Arena: A Decolonial Perspective

Abstract. The European Union has the ambition—and the promise—of being a powerful actor for the promotion of democracy in the international arena, as Europ

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Ben Crum@bencrum.nl · 4mo ago

It is here: 'The Promise of EU Democracy' Building upon the findings of the RECONNECT project, we explore the potential and the shortcomings of building transnational democracy in the European Union 1/4 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

It is here: 'The Promise of EU Democracy' Building upon the findings of the RECONNECT project, we explore the potential and the shortcomings of building transnational democracy in the European Union 1/4 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

We have two vacancies for Assistant Professors (UD with prospect of tenure) in our Political Science and International Relations Group @Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1) An Assistant Professor with a focus in International Political Economy: workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/as... and........ 1/2

We’re hiring! 3 TT positions Two Assistant Professors in Political Science (Dutch required, deadline 17 May) careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Universi... One Assistant Professor of Political Theory (Dutch not required, d/l June 1) careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan... Share = 🙏❤️

We have two vacancies for Assistant Professors (UD with prospect of tenure) in our Political Science and International Relations Group @Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1) An Assistant Professor with a focus in International Political Economy: workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/as... and........ 1/2

🚨 We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Political Science, with a focus on International Peace and Security @vuamsterdam.bsky.social (deadline May 22). 👉 workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/as...

Europe v the US? There is much talk of a possible collapse of Nato but other big stuff in a gathering transatlantic civil war is invisible – or little noticed. France took a strategic step last week towards reducing its dependence on American tech giants. 1/ www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/es...

Wow, Viktor Orbán concedes defeat. The end of 16 years under his government. Historic evening for both Hungary and the EU.